James Mason (I) (1909–1984)


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James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice gave him away. Like Charlie Chaplin James left the ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Lolita Prof. Humbert Humbert
(1962)
Tähti on syntynyt Norman Maine
(1954)
Vaarallinen romanssi Phillip Vandamm
(1959)
Todistaja Ed Concannon
(1982)

Filmography

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 1985 The Assisi Underground
Bishop Nicolini
 1985 Anno Domini (TV Mini Series)
Tiberius
- Part 5 (1985) ... Tiberius (credit only)
- Part 4 (1985) ... Tiberius (credit only)
- Part 3 (1985) ... Tiberius (credit only)
- Part 2 (1985) ... Tiberius
- Part 1 (1985) ... Tiberius
 1985 Metsästysseurue
Sir Randolph Nettleby
 1984 Dr. Fischer of Geneva (TV Movie)
Dr. Fischer
 1984 George Washington (TV Mini Series)
General Braddock
- Episode #1.3 (1984) ... General Braddock
- Episode #1.2 (1984) ... General Braddock
- Episode #1.1 (1984) ... General Braddock
 1983 Alexandre
The Father
 1983 Kapteeni Keltaparta
Captain Hughes
 1982 Socrates (TV Movie)
Socrates
 1982 Todistaja
Ed Concannon
 1982 A Dangerous Summer
George Engels
 1982 Ivanhoe (TV Movie)
Isaac of York
 1982 Rikos auringon alla
Odell Gardener
 1981 The Search for Alexander the Great (TV Mini Series)
Narrator
- Lord of Asia (1981) ... Narrator
- The Last March (1981) ... Narrator
- The Young Conqueror (1981) ... Narrator
- The Young Lion (1981) ... Narrator
 1980 Kaappaus Pohjanmerellä
Admiral Brinsden
 1979 Salem's Lot - kauhujen kaupunki (TV Mini Series)
Richard K. Straker
- Part 2 (1979) ... Richard K. Straker
- Part 1 (1979) ... Richard K. Straker
 1979 Verenperintö
Sir Alec Nichols
 1979 Kotkat Saalistavat
Prof. John Bergson
 1979 Murha tilauksesta
Dr. John H. Watson
 1978 Brasilian pojat
Eduard Seibert
 1978 Taivas saa odottaa
Mr. Jordan
 1978 The Water Babies
Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
 1977 Jeesus Nasaretilainen (TV Mini Series)
Joseph of Arimathea
- Part 4 (1977) ... Joseph of Arimathea
- Part 3 (1977) ... Joseph of Arimathea
- Part 2 (1977) ... Joseph of Arimathea
- Part 1 (1977) ... Joseph of Arimathea (credit only)
 1977 Rautaristi
Oberst (Col.) Brandt
 1976 Kirottujen laiva
Dr. Juan Remos
 1976 Paura in città
Prosecutor
 1976 Alle origini della mafia (TV Mini Series)
Vianisi
- Omertà (1976) ... Vianisi
 1975 Vallanpitäjät
Avv. Antonio Bellocampo
 1975 Miljoonakaappaus
Ernst Furben
 1975 Autobiography of a Princess
Cyril Sahib
 1975 Mandingo
Warren Maxwell
 1974 Great Expectations (TV Movie)
Magwitch
 1974 Tappokauppa
Jacques Brizard
 1974 Timanttikeikka
Charles D. Watts
 1973 John Keats: His Life and Death
Narrator (voice)
 1973 Frankenstein: The True Story (TV Movie)
Dr. John Polidori
 1973 Tapa tai kuole
Sir George Wheeler
 1973 The Last of Sheila
Philip
 1972 Child's Play
Jerome Malley
 1971 Kill!
Alan Hamilton
 1971 Appointment with Destiny (TV Series documentary)
Narrator
- The Plot to Murder Hitler (1971) ... Narrator
 1971 Tappotuulella
Francisco Paco Montero
 1971 The Search for the Nile (TV Mini Series)
Narrator
- Conquest and Death (1971) ... Narrator (voice)
- Find Livingstone (1971) ... Narrator (voice)
- The Great Debate (1971) ... Narrator (voice)
- The Secret Fountains (1971) ... Narrator (voice)
- Discovery and Betrayal (1971) ... Narrator (voice)
 1970 Kylmä hiki
Capt. Ross
 1970 Spring and Port Wine
Rafe Crompton
 1969 Age of Consent
Bradley Morahan
 1968 The Legend of Silent Night (TV Movie)
Franz Gruber
 1968 Lokki
Trigorin
 1968 Mayerling
Emperor Franz-Josef
 1968 Duffy - Tangerin kettu
J C Calvert
 1967 Stranger in the House
John Sawyer
 1967 Puhelu vainajalle
Charles Dobbs
 1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Bernard Sholto
- The Tormentors (1966) ... Bernard Sholto
 1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series)
Otto Hoffman
- Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? (1966) ... Otto Hoffman
 1966 Keinoista paras
James Leamington
 1966 Kunnian kotkat
General Count von Klugermann
 1965 Tohtori Kildare (TV Series)
Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Horizontal Hero (1965) ... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Web of Hate (1965) ... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- A Life for a Life (1965) ... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Behold the Great Man (1965) ... Dr. Maxwell Becker
 1965 Espanjan kuuma kesä
Pascal Regnier
 1965 Tsingis Kaani
Kam Ling
 1965 Lordi Jim
Gentleman Brown
 1965 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series)
Torquil Callander
- A Tall, Stalwart Lancer (1965) ... Torquil Callander
 1964 Neljäs avioliittoni
Conway
 1964 Rooman valtakunnan tuho
Timonides
 1963 Taistelu syvyyksissä
Captain Blayne
 1962 Stoney Burke (TV Series)
The Derelict
- The Scavenger (1962) ... The Derelict (as Enoch Gates)
 1962 Hitchcock esittää (TV Series)
Warren Barrow
- Captive Audience (1962) ... Warren Barrow
 1962 Rosvosaari
Jacob Weber
 1962 Tiara Tahiti
Capt. Brett Aimsley
 1962 Lolita
Prof. Humbert Humbert
 1962 Pako Zahrainista
Johnson (uncredited)
 1962 Theatre '62 (TV Series)
Maxim de Winter
- Rebecca (1962) ... Maxim de Winter
 1962 Golden Showcase (TV Series)
Sourab
- Tonight in Samarkand (1962) ... Sourab
 1961 Lemmen oppituoli
Paul Delville
 1960 John Brown's Raid (TV Movie)
John Brown
 1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Sir Edward Carson
 1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series)
Henry Chambers
- Once Upon a Knight (1960) ... Henry Chambers
 1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Hans Frick / John Brown / Hesketh / ...
- The Hiding Place (1960) ... Hans Frick
- John Brown's Raid (1960) ... John Brown
- The Second Man (1959) ... Hesketh
- Not the Glory (1958) ... Wilhelm Konreid
- The Thundering Wave (1957) ... Sidney Lowe
 1960 Hiven huijausta
Cmdr. Max Easton
 1959 Matka maan keskipisteeseen
Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
 1959 Vaarallinen romanssi
Phillip Vandamm
 1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series)
Marius
- A Sword for Marius (1959) ... Marius
 1958 Kuolema kulkee kannella
Capt. Edwin Rummill
 1958 Cry Terror!
Jim Molner
 1958 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series)
Captain Vialez
- No Boat for Four Months (1958) ... Captain Vialez
 1957 Se parhaiten nauraa... (TV Series)
Wayne Sebastian
- The Questioning Note (1957) ... Wayne Sebastian
 1957 Aurinkosaari
Maxwell Fleury
 1957 Panic! (TV Series)
Father
- Marooned (1957) ... Father
 1956 The James Mason Show (TV Series)
Host / Performer
 1956 Peilin takana
Ed Avery
 1956 General Electric Summer Originals (TV Series)
- Duel at Dawn (1956)
 1956 Kuten haluat, rakkaani!
The Guardian Angel / James Mason
 1954 Tähti on syntynyt
Norman Maine
 1954 Prinssi Valiant
Sir Brack
 1954 Charade
The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
 1953/I Paljastava sydän (Short)
Narrator (voice)
 1953 Julius Caesar
Brutus
 1953 Erämaan rotat
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
 1953 Kolme rakkautta
Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")
 1953 Omnibus (TV Series)
Napoleon (segment "Napoleon's Love Letters")
- Mr. Lincoln: Part 5 (1953) ... Napoleon (segment "Napoleon's Love Letters")
 1952 Ellis in Freedomland
The Refrigerator (voice)
 1952 Kapina kannella
Capt. Paul Gilbert
 1952 Face to Face
The Captain ('The Secret Sharer')
 1952 Zendan vanki
Rupert of Hentzau
 1952 Operaatio Cicero
Ulysses Diello
 1952 Nainen jonka omistin
Jimmy Del Palma
 1951 Rommel, erämaan kettu
Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
 1951 Pandora ja lentävä hollantilainen
Hendrik van der Zee
 1950 Yön katu
Dr. Frank Matson
 1949 Epävarma kohtalo
Brandon Bourne
 1949 Paljastettuja sieluja
Martin Donnelly
 1949 Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
 1949 Ristiaallokko
Larry Quinada
 1947 Omantunnon tuomio
Michael Joyce
 1947 Neljän tuulen talo
Johnny McQueen
 1945 Maantierosvojen kuningatar
Captain Jerry Jackson
 1945 Seitsemäs huntu
Nicholas
 1945 Kolme sisarusta
Geoffrey
 1945 A Place of One's Own
Smedhurst
 1944 Hotel Reserve
Peter Vadassy
 1944 Tyttö ja kiusaus
Lord Manderstoke
 1944 Candlelight in Algeria
Alan Thurston
 1943 He kohtasivat pimeässä
Richard Francis Heritage
 1943 Seikkailija Jamaicasta
Lord Rohan
 1943 The Bells Go Down
Ted Robbins
 1942 Thunder Rock
Streeter
 1942 Secret Mission
Raoul de Carnot
 1942 Alibi
Andre Laurent
 1942 Yön sävel
Stephen Deremid
 1941 Cardby kuoleman talossa
Mick Cardby
 1939 The Circle (TV Movie)
Edward Luton
 1939 L'avare (TV Movie)
Valere - In love with Elise
 1939 I Met a Murderer
Mark Warrow
 1939 Square Pegs (TV Movie)
Lead role (27th February 1939 version)
 1939 Bees on the Boat-Deck (TV Movie)
Robert Patch
 1938 The Moon in the Yellow River (TV Movie)
Darrell Blake
 1938 Cyrano de Bergerac (TV Movie)
Christian de Neuvillette
 1937 Punaisen Neilikan paluu
Jean Tallien
 1937 Catch As Catch Can
Robert Leyland
 1937 Linnoitus Port Mambassa
Capt. Heverell
 1937 Kuningatar Elisabet
Vane
 1936 The Mill on the Floss
Tom Tulliver
 1936 The Secret of Stamboul
Larry
 1936 Blind Man's Bluff
Stephen Neville
 1936 Prison Breaker
'Bunny' Barnes
 1936 Troubled Waters
John Merriman
 1936 Twice Branded
Henry Hamilton
 1935 Late Extra
Jim Martin
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1933-34) Stage: Appeared in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England, with Charles Laughton, Flora Robson, Roger Livesey, Athene Seyler, Marius Goring and Nigel Stock (as "Boy") in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 17 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 20 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Enoch Gates

Height:

5' 11¼" (1.81 m)

Spouse:

Clarissa Kaye-Mason  (his death) | See more »

Parents:

John Mason | Mabel Mason
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Having been fascinated by the Alan Ladd phenomenon, I now had the opportunity to study it at close quarters. It turned out that he had the exquisite coordination and rhythm of an athlete, which made it a pleasure to watch him when he was being at all physical. See more »

Trivia:

Although Mason's son Morgan is a film producer, he did work in the Reagan White House. See more »

Trademark:

Sophisticated upper-class demeanor See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus

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